Smaller islands are big political losers--how will the world compensate the loss of their countries? New York elections board member compares voting lines to the wait at Shake Shack, though not nearly as long. In Pennsylvania, Republican email says Obama will bring a Holocaust; in Florida, GOP mailers claim
Profile on the power and nationalism of Yuri M. Luzhkov, Moscow's mayor. Instapaper for the commute: Fish on the power of "passive" campaigning. To complement Errol Morris's "People in the Middle", the filmmaker's favorite "real-people" commercials from
McCain calls on Alaska's Stevens to resign. McCain's problems are not technical... They are institutional, to do with his colleagues, his advisers, and his supporters. The Anchorage Daily News: "It is Sen. Obama who truly promises fundamental change in Washington." Those who despise science.
When we awake Nov. 5, no failure of administration should have tarnished our outsize pride in our democracy. Election workers must rely on backup strategies, not litigation. As Election Day approacheth, the press prepares boilerplate responses, trying to avoid Messiah, winds of change cliches. In Indiana, call center workers protest
Iran confirms it's arming "liberation armies" in the Middle East. "Mr. Patience has run out of patience." The Dalai Lama gives up on China. What will change if Obama is president concerning Bush's "man-hunting machines" (not much). Ten of
U.S. troops conduct cross-border raid into Syria; Syria reports eight civilians killed. Oil prices tumble, financial crisis hits the Persian Gulf--cue the bank bailouts. Citing expanded gun laws under an Obama presidency, economic uncertainty, gun sales are on the rise. Civil War reenactment community shocked by shooting-
Beach House take a break, reflecting on their lo-fi pop music for a moment, giving us a chance to listen to everything that came before, appreciate it differently.
Be on the lookout for wakeboarding culture-jammers tearing up local corporate water features: We ponder how climate change will mold the post-apocalyptic extreme-sports scene.
Lise Sarfati’s photos of Moscow boys and early 20th century country houses look, at first glance, like the set and actors from a movie about the “Russian experience.”
An oasis of sound, inspiration, and imagery like this is rarely found on the internet, let alone from a music blog. Motel De Moka summons some warm and forgotten magic with their abstract playlists. It’s infinitely appealing.
